Business & Economy
Government AI Helpers Promise To Fill Forms Then Lose The Login
Government AI helpers may tackle life admin, provided everyone can first locate the login that appointed them.
Felicity Bunce
Felicity has been in a six-year dispute with a supermarket loyalty scheme over seven missing points. She owns a filing cabinet containing every receipt issued to her since 1993 and has successfully returned a toaster on the grounds that “the toast had become complacent.” Retailers generally know her simply as Mrs Bunce Again.
Science & Technology
Carruthers Observatory Arrives With One Huge Commute
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory arrives in Florida before a million mile mission to study Earth’s outer atmosphere.
UK Politics & Public Life
Civil Service Relocation Plan Gives Ficus Promotion
The civil service relocation plan moves thousands of roles around the UK, while one office ficus begins its regional policy career.
Culture & Entertainment
Creative industries plan gives £380m to a spreadsheet
A £380m creative industries plan promises growth, skills and investment, while the funding auditions for a starring role.
Sport
Cricket Domes Put British Rain on Notice
Cricket domes promise reliable access, forcing British rain to defend its historic right to cancel the second over.
World
World Environment Day Gives Plastic a Performance Review
World Environment Day targets plastic pollution across its full life cycle, leaving the office water cooler to explain its career choices.
Health & Lifestyle
New NHS GP IT system celebrates a thrilling new tab
A New NHS GP IT system brings the first new core supplier in 25 years, giving procurement a fresh tab and an old computer a nervous screensaver.
Travel & Transport
UK tourism forecast predicts 43.4m visits, souvenir shops quietly order more tiny guardsmen
VisitBritain forecasts 43.4 million UK visits and £33.7 billion in spending, leaving souvenir shops to industrialise the national whimsy.
Business & Economy
Large Firms Borrow £1.3bn While SMEs Wait Politely
UK business borrowing reached £1.2bn in April, with large firms borrowing more while SMEs stayed flat and loan rates rose.
Science & Technology
Gulf of Maine Bloom Makes Nature Beat the Branding Team
A Gulf of Maine bloom turns the sea vivid blue and green, leaving microscopic plankton to deny they hired an ocean stylist.